• v2.42.0 7fc47a096c

    Kioku 2.42.0
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    Toxuki released this 2026-10-20 03:07:12 +00:00 | 815 commits to main since this release

    Kioku is a tracker for anime, manga and light novels that runs on your own computer. It is made first for Windows and works on macOS and Linux too. Your library lives in a database on your computer, syncs with AniList, MyAnimeList, AniDB, Kitsu, MangaBaka, Shikimori, Simkl and Bangumi, sends to Trakt, plays your episodes in mpv or follows the player you already use, reads your manga and light novels, and lets you watch together with friends. Kioku speaks English, Slovak and Czech.

    New in 2.42.0

    Quicker and lighter, on the website most of all.

    • Title pages load a moment before you open them, the library catches up with only what changed since your last visit, and Add title shows your library's matches as you type, before the server answers. A first AniList sync reads your anime and manga lists at the same time.
    • On the website, the title pages of your library open without a connection too.
    • Older phones are spared animations, shadows, sharp covers and reading ahead: automatic, or Light on this device under Settings, Comfort.
    • When Kioku crashed, it asks the next time whether to send what went wrong to its developers, which you can read first; or always, or never, under Settings, About.
    • A badge for a blog or site with what you watch now, from your profile's settings.
    • For servers: catalog fixes shared between servers, answers browsers keep and check instead of fetching again, and webhooks for apps signed in with OAuth.

    Download and first start

    System File First start
    Windows 10 and 11 Kioku-2.42.0-windows.zip Unzip it and double-click Kioku.exe. Kioku is not code signed, so Windows may say "Windows protected your PC": click More info, then Run anyway. Kioku adds itself to the Start menu.
    macOS 12 and later Kioku-2.42.0-macos.zip Move Kioku to Applications and open it. It is not notarized, so the first time open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
    Linux x64 and arm64 Kioku-2.42.0-linux-x64.tar.gz, Kioku-2.42.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz Extract and run ./kioku. Kioku adds itself to the application menu.
    Browser extension Kioku-2.42.0-extension-chromium.zip, Kioku-2.42.0-extension-firefox.zip Chromium-based browsers: unzip, open the extensions page, turn on Developer mode and choose Load unpacked. Firefox: about:debugging > This Firefox > Load Temporary Add-on (Developer Edition and Nightly can keep it for good).
    Kioku server (Linux x64 and arm64) Kioku-server-2.42.0-linux-x64.tar.gz, Kioku-server-2.42.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz For your own Kioku server with docker or podman: curl -fsSL https://git.toxik.space/Toxuki/kioku/raw/branch/main/deploy/install.sh | bash -s -- --domain your.domain, or extract the archive and run ./kioku.sh install --domain your.domain. Its README.md covers Nginx Proxy Manager, the firewall, updates and backups.

    SHA256SUMS lists the checksums of every file. Kioku opens in a window of its own (WebView2 on Windows; on Linux WebKitGTK, or a Chromium-based browser's app window with NVIDIA graphics or without WebKitGTK; the default browser as a last resort). To connect AniList, open Services, choose Connect on AniList and approve: nothing else to set up. The first sync is always a preview that changes nothing until you apply it.

    To play episodes in Kioku's own player, install mpv; or keep the player you have and let Kioku follow it. Everything else Kioku needs comes with it or installs itself.

    Everything Kioku does and good to know: the full notes. Earlier releases: all notes.

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